Easy Squash Recipe: Squash Casserole

Squash Casserole

I mentioned in my country garden tour post that we are blessed with an abundance of squash. Tonight alone we picked 14. I wanted to share an easy squash recipe that I’ve used to add a little flair to our squash infused lives. Squash Casserole Print Squash Casserole Author: Jamerrill Stewart Recipe type: Main Prep time:  15 [...]

Country Garden Tour

Growing a Garden

This is our first year having a big vegetable garden and let me tell you – we are hooked!  The most difficult part for our family so far was the actual test of getting our garden in the ground. Before we could till our garden we had to break up all of the ground with [...]

How Does Your Garden Grow?

Homeschool Garden

We’ve been growing things around here.  NOT a new baby (as of yet ), but other babies – garden babies.  Last night when Naomi and I went out bare foot to water the plants she said, “Mommy, this is just like being a garden angel.” I love that.  These are the memories that I want [...]

Weekly Wrap-Up: The end of Summer Edition.

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  It’s been pretty normal around here. Learning abounds-we’ve been attacking the library and making a mess of our schoolroom.  We also had an earthquake this week, that was something new. I took all five kiddos once-a-month grocery shopping without another adult helper. It had to be done.  Hubby’s work schedule has been all over [...]

Steady Week at Home

This week was a wonderful steady week at home. Here’s a rundown of some of the stuff we did. I think every week at home is a gift. *Finished reading “My Side of the Mountain” and completed copywork/notebook page for it, plus all of our normal school work. *Jumped on the trampoline – everyday!   [...]

Beachschooling At Buckroe Beach

We’ve been on the road this week “Beachschooling,” which would explain this late post and lack there of. ~ Beachschooling ~ This week we hit our favorite beach in Hampton, Va—Buckroe Beach.  It’s fairly unknown.  Most locals snub it for Va Beach or the Outter Banks.  Most out-of-towners are unaware of this treasure.  For us [...]

Gardens, Vacations and an Airplane pull!

  Our two oldest boys went on a trip to Grandmothers farm this week.  It’s their celebration trip for completing their 6th year of homeschooling. Everything they did on their trip deserves a post of it’s own.  The short list…ice skating, horseback riding, fishing and hiking.   This week  the little kids and I spent a [...]

~ Makes my heart happy ~

My greeting, out my front door, on the way to feed the chickens.  Thank you God.